I have a wiki account and would be willing to do it if nobody else has the time. I also agree that he deserves an entry.
Greg C. --- On Wed, 5/27/09, Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritem...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritem...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton > To: meteorh...@aol.com > Cc: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de, Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 8:46 PM > Hi List, > > Just a thought here, in honor of Mr. Norton - > > I just noticed that Mr. Norton does not have a wikipedia > entry, nor > does his book Rocks from Space. I think this is a > major oversight - > Mr. Norton's contributions surely merit a complete entry in > Wikipedia. > Is there someone here on the list who is fluent with the > workings of > Wikipedia? Perhaps someone could take it upon > themselves to post an > entry. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > > > On 5/27/09, meteorh...@aol.com > <meteorh...@aol.com> > wrote: > > Bernd and all, > > > > I just sold a little piece of Murchison today on > Ebay. Just another day > > in the life of a meteorite dealer. > However, this very rock (like many of > > the other meteorites we have) is often mentioned > as being 4.56 Billion > > years > > old. > > > > One human life might make it 100 years. > Richard's didn't make it nearly > > that far. > > > > Thus Murchison is over 45,600,000 human life > spans old. > > > > That is about the same ratio as there are number > of seconds in one year; > > 31,536,000:1 > > > > Days like today remind us that we are all only > "temporary curators" of the > > meteorites we briefly possess. > > > > Even the oldest of our great collecting > institutions have barely held > > their collections for more than two centuries. > Thus, even our so called > > "permanent collections" have only held these treasures > for 1/22,800,000 of > > their > > existence. > > > > Life is just a flicker in comparison. > > > > Richard was a great example to all of us that we have > an obligation to > > make our impact on our world while we each have a > chance. And his early > > passing is a reminder to the rest of us that we need > to take time > > occasionally > > to stop and appreciate each other's contributions > along the way. > > > > Richard himself was an example of both those things we > are reminded of. > > Brend brought up for us today of what Richard wrote in > a METEORITE article > > in 2001: > > > > NORTON O.R. (2001) Centerpiece: Kapoeta - A > Howardite > > Extraordinaire (Meteorite, May 2001, Vol. 7, No. 2, > pp. 22-24): > > > > "I knew it was different when I first laid eyes on it. > During the 2000 > > Tucson show > > Steve Arnold was selling thin sections from the Elbert > A. King collection. > > One in > > particular from the Kapoeta howardite caught my > attention. Even without > > magni- > > fication I could see a clast-like feature with a > structure I had not seen > > before in > > any meteorite, much less in a howardite." > > > > > > Above, in just one simple sentence, Richard was > extending credit out not > > just to me, but to Dr. King and even to the collecting > community at large > > via the Tucson Show. He didn't have to include > that sentence at all in > > that > > paragraph, but he did. In a gentlemanly way, he > was recognizing others' > > contributions to his amazing discovery he was > writing about. > > > > Of course virtually all of Richard's books (and > other writings) extended > > credit and recognition to others as well, in many > different ways. > > > > Maybe in honor of Richard's contribution into all of > our lives, over the > > next 31,536,000 seconds, we can all try to take just > one step closer to > > being more like Richard. If we do, this list, > the meteorite community, and > > the > > world in general will be a much nicer place to > hang out. > > > > I am going to start: > > > > I want to extend an genuine thanks to everyone > that makes positive > > contributions on this list. One of my > friends in a private correspondence > > today > > mentioned in reference to Richards passing that > it was "very sad to have > > lost one of the good guys." In spite of > some riff-raff that shows up here > > on > > the list occasionally, we do have some really > good guys (and gals) here on > > the list. "Thanks" to all of you good guys > for contributing and making a > > difference! > > > > Steve Arnold > > > > > > > > . > > > > In a message dated 5/27/2009 3:56:00 P.M. Central > Daylight Time, > > bernd.pa...@paulinet.de > writes: > > "A memory that pops into my mind just now is of > a meeting with Richard and > > Dorothy over lunch in Tucson, one year. Richard > wanted to see what I had > > in > > the way of thin sections when I pulled out 6 > Kapoeta thin sections I had > > from > > the King Collection... He held one of them up > and...said almost in > > amazement: > > > > "This one slide holds a complete rock collection > in it!" > > > > > > NORTON O.R. (2001) Centerpiece: Kapoeta - A > Howardite > > Extraordinaire (Meteorite, May 2001, Vol. 7, No. 2, > pp. 22-24): > > > > "I knew it was different when I first laid eyes on > it.During the 2000 > > Tucson show > > Steve Arnold was selling thin sections from the Elbert > A. King collection. > > One in > > particular from the Kapoeta howardite caught my > attention. Even without > > magni- > > fication I could see a clast-like feature with a > structure I had not seen > > before in > > any meteorite, much less in a howardite." > > > > **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ > and the ‘Seinfeld’ > > diner. What will you find? 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